July, 2020 | M&A Pulse

5 Tips for private equity firms eyeing add-on deals in the pandemic

By Offit Kurman | July 31, 2020 | Share:

Here’s an M&A buyer’s guide to: independent valuations, financial due diligence, tax planning, on-the-ground support and post-acquisition accounting.

By Offit Kurman | July 30, 2020 | Share:

TA and FP back healthcare technology company Edifecs. California Pizza Kitchen becomes the latest restaurant chain to file for bankruptcy…

By Offit Kurman | July 30, 2020 | Share:

Pizza Hut franchisee’s NPC International Inc., the holding company of Chuck E. Cheese CEC Entertainment Inc. and the U.S. arm…

By Offit Kurman | July 30, 2020 | Share:

Insurers have become the biggest U.S. investors in the market, topping banks and hedge funds to amass a third of…

By Offit Kurman | July 29, 2020 | Share:

The pioneering online lender had long struggled to live up to the hype that drove its early growth, even before…

By Offit Kurman | July 29, 2020 | Share:

Private equity firms have been struggling to pull off major take-private deals in 2020 even after the coronavirus pandemic hammered…

By Offit Kurman | July 29, 2020 | Share:

The special purpose acquisition company, backed by RedBird Capital Partners, will pursue an acquisition in the sports, media and analytics…

By Offit Kurman | July 28, 2020 | Share:

Private equity-owned companies are again raising debt to pay their owners dividends, just as warnings sound about saddling businesses with…

By Offit Kurman | July 28, 2020 | Share:

Lenders estimate that over the next five years, some 10 percent of new U.S. leveraged corporate loans could end up…

By Offit Kurman | July 28, 2020 | Share:

KKR’s investment in Slice; Uber’s acquisition of Postmates; and Lululemon’s purchase of Mirror are some recent notable examples of companies…